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Acetylcysteine vs Dornase alfa

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Acetylcysteine was dispensed 200.3× as often as Dornase alfa in March 2026 — 47,863 items versus 239 in England.

47,863items

Acetylcysteine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

239items

Dornase alfa · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Acetylcysteine versus Dornase alfa: national items dispensed by month

▬ Acetylcysteine   ·   ╌ Dornase alfa

Dornase alfa 47,863

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Acetylcysteine versus Dornase alfa, March 2026
Measure Acetylcysteine Dornase alfa
Items, March 2026 47,863 239
Items, last 12 months 479,330 3,153
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £431,484 £138,504

See the full profile for Acetylcysteine or Dornase alfa.